Recipe

Yellow Rice with Creamy Garlic Shrimp

Yellow Rice with Creamy Garlic Shrimp

  • Servings: 2-4
  • Total Time:

Ingredients

Olive oil, 1 tbsp
Raw shrimp, 1 pound (about 20-25 large shrimp)
Onion powder, 1 tsp
Cayenne, ½ tsp
Salt, ½ tsp
Pepper, ½ tsp
Unsalted butter, 1 tbsp
Garlic cloves, 8, minced
Spinach, 2 cups
Juice of 1 lemon
Sundried tomatoes, 3 pieces, julienned
Light coconut milk, 1 cup
Pecorino romano or parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup
Parsley, 1/4 cup finely chopped
Red chili flakes, a few pinches
Royal ready-to-heat yellow rice, 1 packet, cooked

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, marinate the shrimp with the onion powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the seasoned shrimp. Sautee the shrimp for 1-2 minutes, just until they turn pink and slightly curl into a C-shape. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate and set aside.
  3. In the same skillet, add the butter and reduce the heat to medium. Once the butter melts, add the garlic and spinach, sautéing it for just a minute until a light golden color forms.
  4. Add the juice of a lemon, sundried tomatoes, and light coconut milk. Allow the mixture to come to a simmer and slightly reduce in volume, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan. This should take about 4-5 minutes.
  5. Gradually add pecorino romano or parmesan cheese to the simmering sauce, allowing it to melt into it and thicken.
  6. Return the cooked shrimp to the skillet and sprinkle in finely chopped parsley. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed.
  7. Serve the shrimp over a fluffy bed of Royal ready-to-heat yellow rice. That’s it!